In this episode, Dr. Robert Duran discusses what he has learned in 20 years of being involved in, observing, and researching gangs. His unique perspective lends him multiple lenses to inform and challenge conventional wisdom related to what gangs offer their members, the contexts in which they form, and what holds them together.
Interviewer: Steven Schwartz
“I don’t disparage the really important, gifted clinical work… but the danger of understanding social work interventions as clinical and...
"[I]f we're talking about why do we need to decolonize schools of social work, we are increasingly teaching future social workers to help...
“[Y]our story is important, and don't lose your story while you're doing your work. It is important no matter where you come from.”
